Eight-thirty emoji meaning

The eight-thirty emoji is a representation of the number "8:30" on a clock face. It is often used to indicate the specific time of 8:30 PM, or 8:30 AM, or to refer more generally to the idea of 8:30. The number "8" is shown at the top of the clock face, and the number "30" is indicated by the position of the minute hand, which is pointing at the 6 o'clock mark. This emoji can be used to indicate an appointment, or schedule which is half past the hour of 8. It can also be used more generally to indicate that it's half an hour before the next hour, or to indicate a planned schedule or meeting which is half-way through the hour.

The eight-thirty emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052